BCA Syllabus & Subjects 2023

The Bachelor of Computer Application or BCA course is a three year undergraduate course that deals with software development fundamentals and computer applications. The BCA syllabus consists of lectures, classroom learning, project work, lab sessions, interactions with industry experts, and presentations. 

Candidates pursuing a BCA course will be introduced to programs using programming language C, various computer fundamentals, statistics, handling operating systems, learning management systems, data structures, graph theory, object oriented programming using C++, HTML, Java Programming, embedded systems, computer graphics, etc. Candidates get their jobs in the private as well as public sectors after graduating from the BCA course.

Some of the top colleges that provide BCA courses are Christ University, Women’s Christian College, Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research, Pune, Amity Institute of Information Technology, Goswami Ganesh Dutta S.D College, Chandigarh, JC Bose University of Science & Technology, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, etc. After completing the BCA course fresher candidates are expected to receive a salary of around Rs. 3 LPA to 5 LPA. Whereas, experienced BCA graduates are offered a salary up to Rs 10 LPA.

This piece will focus on the BCA course syllabus and BCA Subjects for all the candidates who are willing to pursue the BCA course in the future. All the candidates should check them in advance and analyze them before applying in the admission processes of the BCA course.

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Since the BCA course is spread over a period of three years, candidates can expect a range of subjects that they have to study. Some institutes offer a yearly BCA syllabus; most institutes have spread the BCA syllabus over two semesters per year. The BCA syllabus for all the six semesters has been divided and explained accordingly in the subheads below. 

Before planning to take up BCA as a field of study, candidates are advised to check the BCA syllabus and make their decisions accordingly.

BCA Syllabus for First Year

The BCA syllabus for the first year have been highlighted in the table below as semester 1 and semester 2. 

BCA Syllabus for Second Year

The BCA syllabus for the second year has been highlighted in the table below as semester 3 and semester 4. 

BCA Syllabus for Third Year

The BCA syllabus for the third year has been highlighted in the table below as semester 5 and semester 6. 

The specializations available for BCA course have been explained in the table below.

BCA Specializations:

The BCA subjects for all the semesters have been divided into the first year, second year and third year wherein it is sub divided into various semesters.

BCA Subjects First Year 

BCA Subjects Second Year 

BCA Subjects Third Year 

Candidates pursuing BCA course are all intended to study some common BCA subjects. These common BCA subjects have been highlighted in the pointers below. 

• Fundamentals of IT & Computers
• Digital Electronics
• Basic Mathematics
• English Communication
• C Language Lab

The optional or electives of the BCA subjects have been explained on the basis of years as electives 1, 2, and 3.
 

Elective 1 (Any one from the below BCA subjects):

Elective 2 (Any one from the below BCA subjects):

Elective 3 (Any one from the below BCA subjects):

The specializations include Personal Information Management, Database Management, Music & Video Processing, etc. The specializations of the BCA course have been highlighted in the table below. 

BCA Specializations

The syllabus for distant programs in the BCA course has been explained according to the semesters.

Syllabus for BCA Distance Programs:

First year:

Second year:

Third year:

Candidates can check the BCA course entrance exam syllabus from the tables below. Subjects have been divided into mathematics, computer awareness, general English, general knowledge, logical ability, and reasoning.  
 

Syllabus of BCA Entrance Exam:

The syllabus of the BCA course entrance exam has been discussed for the candidates in Mathematics, and computer awareness & IT.

The syllabus of BCA course entrance exam have been discussed for the candidates from general English, general knowledge, logical reasoning, and ability.

The important books required for BCA course has been highlighted in the table below. Candidates are advised to check them and make the preparation according to them.
 

BCA Books and Author Name

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The course structure of BCA course has been explained in the pointers below. 

• Introduction to Programming languages– The introduction is mostly made in the programming language C. The candidate will eventually learn to understand the reason for a problem and compose structured C programs.
• Statistics in BCA course– In the following paper, candidates learn various statistical methods and it trains candidates for future approaches having quantitative segments.
• Digital Computer Fundamentals– In the following paper, candidates are introduced to the fundamental ideas of the functioning of a computer. It helps candidates learn the application of Boolean algebra for completing calculations in different number systems.
• Operating Systems – The BCA course helps acquire the introductory knowledge of the features of operating systems for knowing the different operations executed by operating systems.
• Data Structures– The BCA course helps a candidate to understand the requirement for data structure when constructing an application. It also instructs a candidate on the methods to compute and calculate the efficiency of a code.
• Graph Theory and Linear Programming– BCA course seeks at presenting different nomenclatures of Graph theories, formulate Linear Programming problems, and solve them with graphical methods and simple strategies.
• Database Management Systems–BCA course allows a candidate to learn database concepts and acquire skills for the design and execution of database applications.
• Object-oriented Programming using C++– BCA course helps in understanding the principles of the object-oriented programming method and its practicality in the development of miniature to medium-sized application programs.
• Programming in Java –BCA course helps candidates acquire skills in using Java programming language and developing short to medium-sized application programs.
• Computer Networks – BCA course will help a candidate understand the various components of a computer network and its functionality.
• Computer Graphics and Animation – In the BCA course, a candidate learns to construct objects via 3d modeling, count effects using light and material, and create animated frames.
• Embedded Systems – BCA course concentrates on the various assertions of embedded systems and RTOS.
• Database Management Systems– BCA course also concentrates on Introduction to DBMS Architecture, Index Structures for Files Relational Data Model, Database Design, Database Administration, Data Modelling using Entity-Relationship Model, Database Recovery, SQL Transaction Processing Concepts, Concurrency Control Techniques, Distributed Databases, and Introduction to Advanced Database Concepts.